Digital Government
Education systems unite on privacy
At least 17 separate systems are covered under the Education Department's new umbrella privacy statement.
Digital Government
Selecting an e-sign option
To expedite its goal of having a fully electronic system for processing benefits claims, Social Security Administration officials plan to offer citizens three signature proxy options.
People
Passing the hat is no help to e-gov
Funding intergovernmental initiatives tests the existing budget process
Digital Government
Shifting the burden
General Accounting Office auditors found that for reasons such as limited budgets federal agencies don't always make use of the growing number of tools and services that automate the process of managing security patches.
Digital Government
GAO finds widespread fed data mining
A General Accounting Office report reveals 52 federal agencies that use or plan to use data mining,
People
ACT awards go to eight
The American Council for Technology honored intergovernmental programs, including a data dictionary and its associated data model.
People
GSA promotes FirstGov
Marketing will play a bigger role in feds' efforts to provide services online.
Modernization
Treasury to outsource network services
IP network will serve many functions, from bill paying to info sharing
People
Snailmail struggles in an electronic world
Postal Service drops e-bill service as it tries to craft its future
Modernization
Treasury buys ZyLab software
The agency is buying a six-year license for the company's document management and retrieval module.
Digital Government
Treasury's managed services wish list
Here is a sampling of the network services that Treasury Department officials want for a fixed price under the Treasury Communications Enterprise request for proposals released May 4.
Digital Government
What is a postal service?
Proposed legislation passed this month by the House Government Reform Committee calls for a major overhaul of the U.S. Postal Service and lays out a narrow definition of a postal service
People
SSA office to craft Web content
The Social Security Administration plans to have an Office of Electronic Communications.
Cybersecurity
FISMA compliance: Money misspent?
The research director at the SANS Institute gives failing grades to FISMA implementation efforts.
Cybersecurity
NIST has new certification guide
It's "Special Publication 800-37, Guide for the Security Certification and Accreditation of Federal Information Systems."
Cybersecurity
CEOs seek security collaboration
The Business Roundtable says feds can share information and help firms past legal barriers related to IT security.
People
GPO hunts fugitives
The Government Printing Office will send out a Web bot to find so-called fugitive documents.
Cybersecurity
Three agencies, supplier certified for security bridge
The move doubles the number of organizations with cross-certification with the Federal Bridge Certification Authority.
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